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How are they the same you ask, it is simple. In the 1960's a major part of the scientific community told us that cigarette smoking was bad for your health and could cause cancer. A small portion of the scientific community, mostly those hired by the cigarette companies, said there was no proof of a direct cause between cigarette smoking and cancer. Well today we know better and I thought we no longer believe scientists that are paid by companies to twist information in the direction desired by the companies. Now we have the industries who sell us carbon based fuels that they are not any part of the cause of our changing climate and all of the problems that climate change is causing. And they have their scientists lined up to prove it, gee, just like the cigarette industry of 50 ears ago. Like the 60's a vast majority of scientists today are telling us that part of climate change is man made and basically the burning of carbon based fuels. But also exactly like the 60"s, those who won't believe will point to those paid scientists and say, there is no direct proof and it just ain't true. Maybe some time in the future people will be suing the oil companies for damages, just like with tobacco. Too bad so many will have to die, like with tobacco, until everyone sees the truth.
 
Interesting!
 
Another great example of this is how we put lead in everything, in paint in particular, for decades after the scientific consensus was certain that contact with lead is absolutely horrible for humans. Corporations who used lead lobbied and ran a misinformation campaign to counteract what they knew was happening for financial gain. This is not a new game that the oil companies are running. It's a criminal strategy to defraud the public and they should be prosecuted under criminal law.
 
independentusa said:
How are they the same you ask, it is simple. In the 1960's a major part of the scientific community told us that cigarette smoking was bad for your health and could cause cancer. A small portion of the scientific community, mostly those hired by the cigarette companies, said there was no proof of a direct cause between cigarette smoking and cancer. Well today we know better and I thought we no longer believe scientists that are paid by companies to twist information in the direction desired by the companies. Now we have the industries who sell us carbon based fuels that they are not any part of the cause of our changing climate and all of the problems that climate change is causing. And they have their scientists lined up to prove it, gee, just like the cigarette industry of 50 ears ago. Like the 60's a vast majority of scientists today are telling us that part of climate change is man made and basically the burning of carbon based fuels. But also exactly like the 60"s, those who won't believe will point to those paid scientists and say, there is no direct proof and it just ain't true. Maybe some time in the future people will be suing the oil companies for damages, just like with tobacco. Too bad so many will have to die, like with tobacco, until everyone sees the truth.
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Who exactly will die? The overall impact of global warming has been positive and is expected to be more positive than negative until about 2080
 
independentusa said:
How are they the same you ask, it is simple. In the 1960's a major part of the scientific community told us that cigarette smoking was bad for your health and could cause cancer. A small portion of the scientific community, mostly those hired by the cigarette companies, said there was no proof of a direct cause between cigarette smoking and cancer. Well today we know better and I thought we no longer believe scientists that are paid by companies to twist information in the direction desired by the companies. Now we have the industries who sell us carbon based fuels that they are not any part of the cause of our changing climate and all of the problems that climate change is causing. And they have their scientists lined up to prove it, gee, just like the cigarette industry of 50 ears ago. Like the 60's a vast majority of scientists today are telling us that part of climate change is man made and basically the burning of carbon based fuels. But also exactly like the 60"s, those who won't believe will point to those paid scientists and say, there is no direct proof and it just ain't true. Maybe some time in the future people will be suing the oil companies for damages, just like with tobacco. Too bad so many will have to die, like with tobacco, until everyone sees the truth.
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Why don't you park your car, or stay off the bus if you care so much? While your at it, throw out the the device that you typed this on............................ since it's also made from petroleum?
 
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